From “Wild Garden” to National Movement: Why Rewilding Starts at Home One garden. One idea. A national shift. What was once seen as unconventional - a “wild” garden - is now reshaping how the UK thinks about nature. Inspired in part by figures like David Attenborough , a growing number of households are moving away […]
Get ready to unleash your garden’s full potential! 🌱 Learn the secrets of turning any back yard into a flourishing wildlife habitat. Today we begin serialising LettsSafari's definitive guide to garden rewilding — looking at how every garden can become a living nature reserve. We examine habitats, flaura and fauna, including guides, tables and tips […]
The Rise of “No Mow” Britain And What It Means for Your Garden A quiet revolution is happening… and it’s growing right under our feet Across the UK, a subtle but powerful shift is taking place. Councils are reducing mowing on roadside verges - once neatly trimmed, now left to grow into wildflower-rich habitats buzzing […]
London Declares a New Nature Reserve: A Sign Urban Rewilding Is Gaining Momentum A major milestone for urban nature restoration has just taken place in West London. Warren Farm in Southall has officially been designated a Local Nature Reserve , ensuring the land will be protected and managed for wildlife rather than development. For years, campaigners […]
The Nature Gap in Britain’s Cities – and Why Smaller-Scale Rewilding Matters A new analysis of access to nature in England has revealed a striking reality: millions of people in urban areas are living too far from green spaces. The research found that while around 80% of people live within a 15-minute walk of nature, […]
In a bold move that’s turning heads across the conservation world, the UK government has announced plans to reintroduce lost native wildlife species including white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers to landscapes across England This long-debated strategy, finally being fast-tracked by policy makers, marks one of the most ambitious nature restoration efforts in decades and shines a […]
How WildE3 in Tower Hamlets Is Rewilding Urban Life - and What It Means for Cities Everywhere Cities and nature are often framed as opposites - concrete versus wilderness - but in Tower Hamlets, east London, they’re proving to be powerful partners in the fight for biodiversity and climate resilience. A recent initiative called WildE3 […]
Twenty years ago, Knepp was struggling farmland on heavy Sussex clay. Today, it is one of the most significant (and famous!) biodiversity hotspots in the UK. That transformation didn’t come from intensifying control. It came from relinquishing it. By allowing natural processes to return - thorny scrub to spread, deadwood to remain, grazing animals to […]
Last week, the BBC revealed the Denton Universal Award - the largest single source of public art funding in the UK. Its ambition is beautifully simple and quietly radical: to fund free, accessible works that anyone can experience. No tickets. No barriers. No velvet ropes. The first recipient is Andy Goldsworthy , awarded £200,000 to […]
One of the biggest misconceptions about rewilding is that it’s all or nothing. Either you’re restoring vast landscapes… Or you’re not really helping. In reality, rewilding works because of consistency. What we’ve learned from our projects In Devon, progress doesn’t come from dramatic moments. It comes from returning, observing, adjusting and letting ecosystems develop over […]
